1. Floyd Mayweather

Total earnings: $285 million

Purse: $275 million

Endorsements: $10 million

Money Mayweather ranks as the world’s highest-paid athlete for the fourth time in seven years. It only took 36 minutes in the ring against Conor McGregor for Mayweather to earn $275 million. The fight pushed Mayweather’s career earnings to $1 billion, joining Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to reach 10-figures in earnings.